gadoïde, n.m., (ich.) codfish.
gadcuard, n.m., nightman, scavenger.
gadoue, n.f., filth, night-soil, sewage matter; (pop.) trollop.
gaélique, n.m. and adj., Gaelic.
gaffe, n.f., (nav.) gaff, boat-hook.
gaffeau, n.m., small boat-hook.
gaffer, v.a., (nav.) to hook.
gage, n.m., pawn, pledge; security, deposit; token, testimony; stake, forfeit (play); (jur.) lien. —s; wages, hire, pay; (fig.) assurance, promise, proof. Prêter sur —s; to lend money on pawned articles. Prêteur sur —s; pawn-broker. Mettre en —; to pawn. Donner en —; to pawn. Retirer un —; to redeem a pledge. Jouer aux —s; to play at forfeits. Casser aux —s; to dismiss from service, to discharge, to cashier. À —s; hired, paid. Prendre à —s; to hire.
gager, v.a., to hire; to lay, to lay a wager, to hold a wager, to bet, to stake; to pay wages to, to pay; (fig.) to predict, to be almost certain. — avec quelqu’un, contre quelqu’un; to lay a wager with, against any one. — le double contre le simple; to bet two to one. — sa vie; to stake one’s life. Gage que si, gage que non; I bet it is, I bet it is not.
gagerie (gaj-rî), n.f. V. saisie.